I strive to share my knowledge with the team and work together to achieve our goals – akin to planting a seed and giving water and attention to it while waiting for the fruit to ripen.

I encourage aspiring leaders to embrace every opportunity, build collaborative relationships, and go the extra mile. Every experience (good or bad) creates an avenue for personal and professional growth.

I believe that truly knowing yourself is instrumental to growing in your career. You must figure out who you are and what type of leader you are before you can lead.

I encountered a few setbacks in my professional life and learned that they are opportunities for growth and resilience.

Leadership is not about gender, but about impact. And you can make an impact on all people, regardless of gender.

A career should be fun, enjoyable and rewarding. Find a field and a firm where you enjoy the work so it is not just a job or a step in your career, it is a passion and then success will follow.

Clearing is facing some profound challenges, but there are also plenty of opportunities as well. WFE Clear 2024 is an excellent networking forum for the industry to gather together to learn about these very issues.

Stephen Dorrian, Head of Market Data & Access Services for Europe at Cboe, reflects on the programme and how residential weeks in London and Chicago were beneficial, useful and enjoyable.

BMV Promotion and Issuers Director Juan Manuel Olivo Tirado says the MIC programme is a great way for participants to add to their knowledge, generate ideas and analyse the industry.